Kirill Molchanov

Born September 7, 1922· Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

† Died March 14, 1982

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Born in Russia and developing his craft within the Soviet artistic system, Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov emerged as a composer whose output spanned opera, ballet, theatre, and cinema. He directed the Bolshoi Theatre during a period of political tension surrounding soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, and his operas-such as the Bazhov-inspired The Stone Flower (1950), the adaptation of Lavrenyov’s Dawn (1… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources